Senior Operations Research Analyst salary in Minneapolis, MN

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Eagan.

Also listed as: Data Analyst

Median salary$110,822
Middle 50%$105.2k–$150.9k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $106,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,280 and $220,368.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,423
25th$105,186
50th (median)$110,822
75th$150,908
90th$176,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $92,147 (12 filings) FY2021: median $92,893 (16 filings) FY2022: median $93,621 (23 filings) FY2023: median $107,910 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 23
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,147$89,294$110,28112
FY2021$92,893$92,893$105,27916
FY2022$93,621$90,334$110,03823
FY2023$107,910$93,205$128,45011
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Minneapolis's median senior Operations Research Analyst salary of $110,822 is worth about $105,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Minneapolis = 104.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Operations Research Analysts in the Minneapolis, MN area earned a median of $95,450 in May 2025 (1,140 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,822, 16% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Target Enterprisetoo few4
Deloittetoo few3
Cargill, Incorporatedtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $94,480 20
Senior · Level III $110,822 17
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$88,254$94,48020
Senior · Level III$105,186$110,82217

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.